Home > Assignments > 5-C-1 Exploration of Web Resources by Discipline and Grade Level
Instructions:
Scan the list of resources listed in the Key Information for Topic 5-C. Review the general links and then discipline links that are appropriate to you or that you find interesting.
Bookmark the resources that you find valuable.
Find two examples of lesson applications or educational resources that you found most helpful.
This site is great, especially for those of us who worry about making math fun and interesting. I've also included a link to an activity where students design their own shopping mall layout.
I may be partial because I love PBS, but they have an easy to navigate page with lots of neat lesson plans. A benefit is that many corepsond with shows they've had on PBS.
This is a good resource for connecting my business content with current business news.
When I search for "Business" it brings up lessons related to careers, entrepreneurs, international business and other relevant topics related to my content.
Free lesson plans searchable by grade/content/state standard.
Some of their content partners include: ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Xpeditions, and ArtsEdge so the content is thoroughly vetted before being posted.
Utah Education Network - Another clearninghouse for lesson plans; click on K-12 Core Lesson Plans for a breakdown by content area.
Collection of primary sources and teaching tools (videos, lessons,...) for US history. Geared more toward teachers of AP US to help them prepare their students for the DBQs on the exam.
The British Museum includes a ton of information about life and culture in ancient Greece (in a format that lends itself to a webquest), stories, and a couple flash activities for every topic.
This site has word problem that can be used for warm-ups or in class examples. Solutions are also provided.
Drexel University has developed a website that has lots of resources for teachers of all levels of math from kindergarten up to undergraduate. There is also resources for students to get additional help.
This lesson plan is called Greedy Triangles and it is a great way to teach students about the characteristics of polygons. Students will also learn about triangles, quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons, octagons, and decagons.
This is a resource for challenging and different logic problems if you have to teach critical thinking lessons to your gifted cluster groups.
This website provides an array of lesson plans that involve teaching with podcasts. One that really impressed me provided clear step by step instructions for using and or developing podcasts in the classroom.
Digital Wish is an organization that offers grants to fund technology and its website has an abundance of lesson plans. Two that caught my attention include one on Biomes and another on creating animation for storytelling.
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http://www.schoolcounselor.com/
School Counselor site for lesson plans, resources, technology tips, and a newsletter.
PUMAS
Has fun math problems similar to ones I do the first day of school to show kids the power of math!
Shopping Mall math
PBS for teachers
I may be partial because I love PBS, but they have an easy to navigate page with lots of neat lesson plans. A benefit is that many corepsond with shows they've had on PBS.
The Incredible Art Department
The second site is one of my favorites as an art educator. It's a wonderful resource for lesson plans, advice, project /supplies management and more.
Kennedy Center Arts
Art ideas and lessons in various categories (dance, music, theater, visual arts) that are grade specific.
http://www.nylearns.org/
When I search for "Business" it brings up lessons related to careers, entrepreneurs, international business and other relevant topics related to my content.
http://www.uen.org/
Some of their content partners include: ReadWriteThink, Illuminations, Xpeditions, and ArtsEdge so the content is thoroughly vetted before being posted.
Utah Education Network - Another clearninghouse for lesson plans; click on K-12 Core Lesson Plans for a breakdown by content area.
http://www.ancientgreece.co.uk/
The British Museum includes a ton of information about life and culture in ancient Greece (in a format that lends itself to a webquest), stories, and a couple flash activities for every topic.
http://mathforum.org/
Drexel University has developed a website that has lots of resources for teachers of all levels of math from kindergarten up to undergraduate. There is also resources for students to get additional help.
http://www.nylearns.org/content/view_content.asp?ContentID=11713
Every teenager loves shopping; this site looks at characteristics of a successful entrepreneurial business.
Web English Teacher
Web English Teacher is a site that's full of ideas, author information, and lesson plans. It has given me many good lesson and unit plan ideas.
Interactive Mathematics Miscellany and Puzzles
This is a resource for challenging and different logic problems if you have to teach critical thinking lessons to your gifted cluster groups.
Digital Wish
Digital Wish is an organization that offers grants to fund technology and its website has an abundance of lesson plans. Two that caught my attention include one on Biomes and another on creating animation for storytelling.